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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 06, 1771
Page
4
A verse roasts Nabobs and Change Alley wheeling in mammon, mocking wealth worship and crooked bankers. It recalls a Lombard banker despised by mobs, while critics hiss and catcall but fail to shake the speaker’s resolve as his trunks stay intact.
A letter to the printer laments civil and religious liberties during public commotions. It argues expulsion implies exclusion, notes Wilkes and Luttrell election claims, cites Walpole timing, warns Patriots threaten the realm, and fears civil war unless the king acts as guardian of Britain.
This month a new edition in two parts will publish at 78 bound price. It claims thousands more words than any French and English dictionary, includes English accents, a list of common Christian names, and abbreviations. Numerous publishers, including Bathurs and Strahan, area list of print partners.
Postscript Copenhagen reports the Danish king's March 4 decree limiting titles to those proven by state service or notable achievements in letters and arts. Constantinople notes Janissaries crossing the Black Sea and predicts a final campaign. Antwerp covers a Sweden-Brussels royal visit, and Paris reports March 23 letters patent altering magistracy structure and nullifying remonstrance and defence.
A new society named The Calves Head Club is to be formed at Alice's Coffee-house with weekly meetings. A proposed motion at a Common Hall in Farringdon Without aims to burn the Commons vote erasing Whitham the messenger from the City books by the common hangman.
In London last night, the Earl of Suffolk Lord North and Sir Fletcher Norton met the king at the Queen's Palace after a tense exchange with a minister. The Princess Dowager of Wales hosted a grand drawing room at Carleton House with foreign ministers and nobility. The Spanish Ambassador entertained Powis House guests and dispatches traveled between Powis House and Versailles. Two prominent rivals appeared publicly, drawing cheers for national happiness.
The Right Hon Lord North heals from ill‑treatment and will hold a Levee every Thursday at Downing Street. Lord Mayor Oliver is expected to be released from the Tower soon, with major city addresses prepared. Reports from Cadiz mention a grand rendezvous of Spanish ships and a Mediterranean fleet set to sail from Portsmouth. News also covers market grain prices, a marriage at St Martin’s, a theft case in Norfolk Street, and a looming legal notice from John Wheelfe regarding the Lady’s Magazine.
Several towns and counties are listed with commodities and dates for parliamentary representation. Items include cattle, sheep, horses, toys, cloth, and ships. dates range April 10 to April 19 with locations such as Castle Acre Norfolk Padstow Cornwall and Downton Wiltshire. Financial quotes on bank stocks and government bonds follow, with notes on letters from correspondents and editorial delays.
A British seaman’s long voyage to Senegal left him with a severe leg scurvy and eleven sores. After learning of Mrs Mary Graham’s Balic Tincture, he used two bottles and recovered, with remaining minor wound. He credits Cure and offers to prove truth at Uphill's china shop and Drs houses. Sold wholesale by F Newbery and at Broad Street shop for 3s 6d per bottle.
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